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f.i-..-.,-; . ' V THE PElfiND OF TEMPERANCE, IS rUBLLSHED. EVEKY FRIDAY, ; JUNo. J, Fayftteville St., Raleigh, N- C:, ',; -' f. :'BT-':v "J'".;s- :': ljl UITAK nit, Editor; -7t T... TERMS: ' 1 Friend of Temperniu. pnblished weekly, tvHl he fnroil pubseribera on the: follow ing reasonable terms: ; ) i f r ? Pintle copy, (cash in advance,) .'......,$ 1 50 re. . ii.' u - :x i.:.v,..a..u '.12 50 Twenty " 1 t, , MUSINGS. 1 . Till? flORXIXO JUTEK X DEBACCO- 5 "bere's a Rear upon my burning brain,1 s',;An(Ia tlirobbiajratiiij bcart; ". i i ,y skull Is almost racked with pain, . - ., Xo joy can peace impart. : See bow niy ncrrous finRors shake, ;.-Jy. mLity eyeballs quiver; -, '-'A thirst no spring on earth could slake burning, up my liver.?, , . - , ; Dark mental maladies I've seen Sick mortals near the grave, But 'twas ten drinks on yeter e'en ; , v This -eursed headache gave. ' THE BELLS,: 6?- rssiv CaiSAIiS. 'Come, come, said young Raymond McGregor ' to mo one evening.' . I 4want to introduce you to my lady lore ' y '::y ' r---v: 'And who said I, ris the 'great Dia jia now, O, devout Ephesiah !' 'Command see,', replied RajmOnd. 'Haymdnd said I, -will you. never end this contemptible flirting? Of all, the, creatures upon earth I most de spise that odious thing, a male, co : uette, andyou are ftist achieving that appellation. . v y ; , , 'Oscar,' said . Raymond laughing, Hogarth's last words were, the 'End of ' ;all things ; Most grave monitor, my flirting dajs are over. I am going- to . .bo married infohr weeks.'. mJu-v-Oh,' ho ! caught at v last, ' said I. 'Caught at last, echoed Ray- inond ' ' : Xf ' ' ' ' !..v.'And so my gay "and pretty moth has 'liurnt his wings in the. fire of malady's lovelit eyes.' . 1 ;. . . 1 -' 'Arid ' wingless answered Ray i mond, 'is a willing captive at his lady's feet.' 'The gods said I, ''are very just. jAuiLInezvvery beautiful,', answered Raymond. - . ; 'Tell me said I, "thou king among tho lady-birds how the mighty male coquette was conquered, and the biter Ra3rmond, smiling, spoke. 'Oscar, tou have heard of Inez Lazelle, the .belle of New Orleans.' . ! r ' 'Tho; fame of Jier mighty beauty -said ; I, ' has reached even into the dusty recesses of K my inner of liee.' ' . : . '-: V ; ell, ' continued Raymond, ' I heard she had a host of most devoted i lovei s, and to tell the truth; nrged on by my pricle and vanity to cut them ' all out, I came, saw and was conquer ed' " ' . 'Lo tliaiio- said L "swep t the field in the list of love tind fell himself in the arms of victory.' :i : 'In the arms of Inez, 03car replied. Rjiymond. r . r . -y ' f 5 'In the arms of matrimony-, said I "the victor vanquished arfd tl conoun rcr QVGrcQme. r '' -; ff lns ro g;aly lled, a fnj in arnj yo leisurely wended on qur way thro' i,ue streets of the Crescent City to visit Jnez Lazelle, the lclle 2 of New Or- '.. J am a lWyer and jny friend Ray mpnd, McGregor was a rich young merchant v He. was every men a man, ; Past in a mold of manly beauty ; witl fys warm wid. noWe a hert as eyer eat in Ihe breast of qanj intelligent, (earless, frank Bost fascinating in lis mannershe was beloved by ? men, qroxnen and children.' Wo had been Wery intimate for years. His conf ce WwqqjSd I ra bis. , p.niso.bo.r. frjend. .; i f VTeU 4o i remember tlje evening I ras introduced talnez. gazelle. Iei4 ,her beforcT :nor sjncehAve I oyer seen a lady so beautiful in form ' and fce, po' fascinatiu in ner maijners Y0U135, Ty"1 I if Jitili THE OFFICIAL ORGAN VOL. II. tall and finely proportioned as a sfat ne; .with a classic face that Btrongly resembled tho . ideal . beauty, glowing in marble, from tho hand of the Greek sculptors. Her .smile was like the sunlight of her.ven; it flashed like light upon a - word-blade - in her beautiful face with almost supernatural loveli-. ncss. - .uuwjUI oy .her be wildering, indescribable beauty. 4 , Alter, wailang Hall, a square ;in; 81- lence,-?Rymond asked, 'Vhat do you think of .Inez Oscar ? ; "; . f . Cj- j , v I answered 'as the Queen o Sheba said of Solomon aud his glory, the , half wasnot .told me:V IC i 'Oscar is she no t beautiful ? . - Is not I replied, ; ''beauty "itself beautiful, and yon planet bright V , 'I am saitt he, "so intoxicated with her wopderous beauty,, that I,' almost reeL I feel to-night all the intense truth in the oriental expression, 'stay with me flagons, for I am sick with love' overcome with. the intensity of my feelings. : , .:' .:'. ' .:v. : 'And ready said I, 'to die in ar omatic pain, and be embalmed in bliss. Help me, Cupid, or I sink . 'Don't laugh at me, you hardhearted villian you are only fit to be a. law yer; there is not a spark of love and sentiment iu your, tape-bound soul. So much Tor dwelling in that val ley of dry bones, a lawyer's , of fice' . : ; - I Jy-:'r' 'I will prove to you the contrary. pl Will you deed me all your right and title to Inez Lazelle V ' 'No, no! you limb of the law; for 1 verily believe you would mortgage her priceless smiles; - - " ' ; 'Raymond, I have half a mind, in revenge to cut you out , Beauty loved the beastyouknow. Belles ring chan ges, women are fickle, uncertain, coy and hard to please ' ;. ' 'If you do,,', said Raymond, 'I will murder; j-ou with your own hair trig ger. 1 But tell meOscar, what do you think of Inczs'disposition ? J r 'Well, oh, most devoted Benedict, about to be, without exhausUng my mostjvalu'able breath, and all the su perlatives in Websterj I will sum up my verdict in a single sentence Inez will make you a noble, affectionate, amiable and beautiful 'wife We said good night and parte!. ; 'Inez said her father to her, not long after her engagement to Riy mond 'Inez, are you engaged to Ray mond McGregor? ; I f " ; ' The smile kindling up her 'classic features ivas suddenly eclipsed, and a crimson flush from ' brow to bosom, was the answer. 'Raymond said the bid man stern ly 'is too wild and dissipated to marry my daughter : 1 1 'Father said Inez, v 'have ' not I al- waj's been a dutiful, obedient 1 and af fectionate daughter ? t f - 'You have, Inez f 'Fathcp said Inez, "I ' mean no dis resppct now j I will i niarry Raymond : The old man Hooked at her. 1 Her rosy lips were white with the soul damp of .an iron will, and in her fixed eyes there steadily glowed a strange brightness. " v-: ; ' : -- '' There was something so nacpepted so measured, cold and steely in her quiet tones, tat they startled the old man as much as i he had walked jn the mids-t of a deadly combat and the ring of sword and bayqneji were clash ing in his pars. 'Father continuedT Inez, 'did not my mother's father say the very same wqrds of you, and did not mother steal off ij? the night and marry1 her wild and dissipated lover ? Father, I am my mother's own daughter.' I ". The old man was. speechless witH astonishment Ine la4 'carried the war into Africa and cbnqqered, , j 'Don't run away, . Inez. Marry at home, if voi willj and . take your pd I ii iilJlilrijlmii OF THE ORDER OF THE FIHENDS RALEIGH, N. C, SEPT,;11, father's blessing with you when you go you are. my only , child,' and the old man's voice Jxerabledv .. ... . To Inez this had been an exceeding ly painful scene; she threw her arms around her fatherland kissed: him again and again. .This i had been the first time in their. lives that their ebpr- ding hearts had ever sounded a single di'-2 "-1 -"it not N r.iid prrcd strange 1 ' -. - . ; , -. i'-'May you, dear Inez saictie, be as faithful as your mother, and may Ray mond be as true as' I have ; been and he kissed her marble brow and lef t the room. Raymond McGregor and Inez La zelle were married. I ofte.ii rnadfi their house my home. , Both looked. upon me and loved me as a brother. At their cheerful board and. happy fireside I was of ten a most welcome guest, and I felt proud that such a no ble pair called me their best friend. Raymond idolized his beautiful wife. It annoyed him if I did ; not visit her often; for he felt the slightest seeming negleet or indifference on my part to wards her as1 if it was a personal slight to him. 'Go and see her often, Oscar, he would say, 'my business keeps me much from home, and I fear Inez is sometimes lonely He not only loved her with all tho depth of a strong and passionate nature, but he was proud of lier queenly beauty, and the admit ration she created everywhere ; Childrenthose golden links to wedded hearts bletsscd their union, Raymond was perfectly happy when, seated by his lovely . wife. - He teased and kissed and romped with his little, children. ' , , But a change came over, the spirit of his dify-dreaui. ' "" " ' y While the mighty ark still lay upon her ber.m ends, high on the rocky peaks of Ararat ere her grounded keel had crumbled- a serpent crept out of the deluvfal slime and twined its glittering folds around the mellow clusters of old Noah's leafy vines. That basalisk of the. bowl crept into the Eden of Raymond McGregor's happy home bib- him, and he .went mad.' It coiled , around his glorious manhood, and .his brawn and beauty wastcjd away. Unseen it crept across his noble heart, and a burning slime was left behind, that seared it to the core, and palsied its generous impulse. The keen and'killing fangs of this law protested reptile bit deep into his soul, and the light of love and of life faded. Its .delicious venom maddened the heart of the fond husband its thrill ing poison. blinded the soul of the de voted i father. .Raymond McGregor went mad a large and .prosperous business was abandoned he reckless ly flung his wealth by whole haudfulls ayay he neglegtod the wife he once idolized; he seemed to forget his little children, once the jewels of his soul; home and its sweet joys, once so dear to him, werp abandoned for' the" fiery plpas.zires of the bacchaiialian revel aijc, the mad delights of the bowk Befpra Raymond became openly dissipated, it was beautiful to see Inez (who told me almost, every thins V try to hide her husband's intemperance,! even from my friendly; eyes. .It is strange,; yet true, that Raymond and myself, through all our long and close intima cy, neypr toojv eyeii 3 'gUgg of wne to gether. Why I know not e never asked each other to drink. - ' - . After Raymond gave himself up to drink I called to see him and his wife as usnal. I found her alone, with trouble on her faco. 4 Inez,. J asled, ' where is Raymond.' : ' I have not seen him she- 'replied, ' for two whole weelfs.' . ' Is he in the city ?' I enquired. I think is she answerp4 hear runiQrs pf him. Yoq knqw hqw often I haye Runted him up and taken him honie Intoxicated from the tavern and coffee ftouse, But now I cannot find him, T don't know where he is poor Raymond and she wept bitter? ly. . OF TEMPERANCE. 1868. X0. 20. .Oscar, said she suddenly, what am I to do?' J Sell out, said I, and go Lome : with your children to your father, and when Raymond calls to see you, (for call he will) pretend that you have finally sep arated from him and refuse to see lum. If this docs' not'reform him ydar last chance i& gonev' ' ' v V , : ' Bat, Oscar, if I do it,4tvill make hin drink.still irionvl r , - , - J v ' So it would, said I,if Raymond had a common soul in vulgar clay. f : She did so, Raymond, as usual, at the end of one .his deep debauches, went home half intoxicated. To his utter astonishment he found to 1 let' upon his door, the house shut up and deserted. : Nobody knew anything about his wife and children. 1 As I ex pected, the tremendous revulsion not only sobered him at once but kept him sober. He soon found out where his wife was, and about half frantic called to' see her. It almost killetf Inez but at my suggestion she not only refused to see him but sent him word that s"he had no husband, that she did not know : one drunken Ray mond McGregor. ; - ' : , v, r He called upon Mr. Lazelle and de manded his children. Her father told him that if he'did not keep sober and behave hiaself, he would jot ( only have the children put nnfler their grandfather's legal protection, but that he would get a divorce for his daugh ter. ' Do you know, Raymond, said, the good old xnan, that I can prove more than enough to separate you and Inez forever ? Inez knows -that, you have been false o her, and yet she loves you still. . Reform, prove it, and she will for giveialL Raymond, my only- cllild lis chainexi toa? drunkard J shall I break the chain nd set the cap tive freeT : t ' - ; ' ' No, no, no,' exclaimed tho wretch- ; ed man, 'spare me, spare me; only gjve me hope to cling to, and I will re form And, like repentant Peter, he wept bitterly j ' ! ' ! Poor fell d w, in' his trouble he called ! upon me. a Knew my man, ana 1 knew, too, that desperate diseases re quired desperate remedies, so I too re fused to see him. I sent him word I did not know, and wxud not know, the drunkard Raymond McGregor, that my old friend of that name was dead.-; . -;; 1 ; '::!' Raymond could not1 stand this. He went and rented a house, furnished it in style, worked like a bee, joined the Sons of Temperance, and became a christian. If eyer there was a chang ed and reformed man, it was Raymond McGregor.? . ' , j But befpro all this hapened Inez had met her husband at her father's. 'Forgive meoh! forgive me, Inez said her husband, when they met. I will never drink another drop; only forgive me, for the love that stilj liyes in my heart Raymond - " : -t "j 1 t said Jnez, 'although I always loved you. you drank d.eep But you have been false and a traitor, Raymond, ; j''; v 1 1 Inez exclaimed he passionately, ' I was drunk, mad, crazy ! : Runr has ruined me I am utterly degraded; ajj abject, most miserable wretche man . . ' ; - I - '! 'Tell me, Raymond, .said she, is Isabella the quadroon mor;e beautiful tbap. I, the white mother of your chil dren?' . '; . ' 1 - ' ' - " '-I:-' Snare me, Inez said he. ( "''Is her low-born love exclaimed the proud wife,-' greater than mine ? Then is it stronger thai death Inez,' said he, I will ne?er speak to her again, so help me heaven ! ? If you do exehiimed the wjfe, thoroughly roused, by heaven, I will knife her in the fctreet J Only dream qf her again ! IH make your own bowie aiife laugh in her sleeping heart My rival. : a Ipw" quadroon lemam 1 Oh, Ravmnnd! Ravmondl kill me, but ' spare me this deep degradation O that I never said he., haa seen- Our Terms. A D VKimSKM EXTS : : A limitd number ofradrcrtiaemcnts will be inserbtl at the following rafoc. -v , . One square, one iascrtion.T.TTTrr.'Tr;$l"0 For each subscipicn t insertion,. ....,. 50 3 Eight jioM or less constitnte f sqixare. ;.-.. .. ,.- J., f,., , - " it'. '. i 1 - Liberal arrangements will bo made with par ties wishing to advertise by the month or year. the cursect bowl ! I am a lost and ruined man. It has made me, who was once the very squIoI honor,, falso falleu thing; save mo froh myself, amj lift ine np agayi ;'. and ihjo wetchftil man grasped, like a .'drowning Vailor her hand, and passionately" kissed it again fand agaip. -V J, 4" V; Arnsh of tender feelings swept over -her proud ibp"som, and the "pride, so strong and deeply rooted there,, went down before it, like a tall oak, that is splintered by tho falling avalanche7 In an instant it her fair arms were frecly him, and, lip to lip,, and nunrr arount heart to heart, the, wronged arul aban doned wife was reunited ta her fallen, but still affectionate husband, . ( Td be continued nextjcccE.) u v i i-- ; From the Icthwlist. : '...Voman Influence. '' i'"? ; It was a cold, dreary night, early in December. The whistling winds were: sighing mournfully around the. cottage home of a heart-stricken mother, who sat; with her only thild, thinking of the ' absent husband and father. And Or what bitter, bitter tears trickled down -: her face as she thought of the erring one, who had left her and her little- one to pine in sadness and sorrow.u i He had left them to join the revel ry of a dissipated crowd, as waaf s his- . - -1 ..... . w ' ' - y usual Custom. All the persuasions of his wife had proved runavwUrigV and she had resolved nevor to censure him again, but t!o put her whole ' trust ih Him, who maketh all things, and Jto never cease praying until he was T fully restored td his former selt And1 with this firm resolve and Christian faith, "she knelt in prayer, eariiestly1?6seech- ing God, that her beloved erring oqq might be brought to feelv his sinful ncss to Him and his injustice to her. Presently a great light shone-around her, and she was lost in holy commun ion, when the door opened softly,' arid her husband entered unpercei ved,1 un? til he knelt by her side. Ho had re-t turned, and hearing her sweet' voice .lifted in eloquent prayer in bis behalf. he was soon melted into "tears; and . deep penitence. They continued to wrestle with God, until he felt" his heart entirely changed, and ho wasa new man. ' ' O, the blessed influence of woman, and pnxyer ! It was her last words of earnest persuasioii. ' thafc haclr! caused him to return earlier that night; than ! formerly, and it was her prayer, that saved him from a drunkard's grave- Take courage then, ye women of : the land. Do not give up in despair, and see your loved ones look npon the wine when it is red, and never offer one word of reproof, or one imploring earnest prayer. Follow! the example. of this noble woman, whose holy infla encp shed a halo around tho blighted, home? She - ba4 accomplished ftthe great object of her life, and now her homo is one of lot joy, and domestic happiness. Woman has a holy, mission,, assigned her,' and if well fulfilled.sho will be richly rewarded. : Eachtdeed, each word of love will add one oVight immortal star to her crown' of, Gloryv A vonngJ prince whoso mind had1 learned jn some degree to'valu rehT gious truth asked !uis tutor to- give him suitable instructions that he might "I hate bpe to the chnrch-yardf aUQ measured the graves, 1 and there are" many shorter than I am' u - There is no wrath jn the cup of atr fliction which Go's people are called to drink, - . , ! ' - ' , T ''-if i . 1 ' tt : Sin is of that heinous nature that;it has moved the Majesty of heaven out of His ilace. ": : 9 f . Hold on to the truth, . for,, it serve you well, and tUv JQH I wm uirougnqux etermiy. . t :z jri to myself, to my, wife, and to my God. Inez ! ' doni .treail : on- a f 5rushed liiulf be prepared for. death.. " Plenty of time for that, when youy are older," was the renlv, "No 1" said the prince.. . 4 .. 1 ' 1 -v.-.if 4! ) .;'.. I
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